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HEATING SYSTEM.

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UNITED STATES PATFFVF OFFICE.

JOSEPH II. GRIFFITH, OF OANNONSBURG, PENNSYLVANIA, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-HALF TO JAMES T. ESPY, OF SAME PLACE.

HEATING SYSTEM.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 469,209, dated. February 16, 1892.

Application filed May 2 8, 1 8 91.

To all whom, it may concern.:

Be it known that I, JOSEPH II. GRIFFITH, a citizen of the United States of America, residing at Oannonsburg, in the county of Washington and State of Pennsylvania, have in vented certain new and useful Improvements in Heating Systems, of which the following is a specification, reference bein g had therein to the accompanying drawings.

My invention relates to an improved heating system for houses; and it consists in the novel combination and arrangement of parts, substantially as hereinafter more fully disclosed, and pointed out in the claims.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a broken sectional elevation of my improved heating system, and Fig. 2 is a similar view of a modification thereof. Fig. 3 is a front elevation of the radiator or heater. Fig. 4 is a sectional View of the radiator or heater.

In the embodiment of my invention I employ a radiator or heater A, preferably of the construction shown, having a series of heatradiating tubes a a, with rear or inner ends closed, while their forward ends are open for the fuller radiation of the heat, and project through and are supported in and by thefrontv The radiator or heater A, standing j ust-in front of the fire-place or grate, has pipe connections b at its back near the top, with the ue a and an elbow-pipe connection b near its bottom at the back, with the liuc a2 leading from the fire-place or combustionchamber on the iirst ioor and passing diagonally upward and at one side of the upperoor fire-place. In the flue d2 is `arranged a slide or damper c at a point just above the pipe connection b therein, said slide or damper having its handle projecting out through the side of the chimney to provide for the grasping of the same to effect t-he alignment of its opening with the flue or the taking of the opening out of alignment therewith, according as it is desired to direct the escaping products of combustion or heat from said flue through the pipe connection binto the radi- Serial No. 394,411. (No model.)

ator vor heater, orpermit them to pass directly out through said flue. The pipe connection b has arranged therein a Ivalve or damper d to regulate or more or less detain the escape of two straight pipe connections e e with the j same liuef, leading from the {ire-place or cornbustion-chamber on the first iioor directly to the atmosphere. In this flue intermediately between the pipe connections e e is also arranged a damper c, in this case being actuated at the front of the chimney instead of at the side as in the form of my invention, as disclosed in Fig. l.

Having fully described my invention, I elaim l. The heating system comprising the radiator or heater on a oor having a series of heat-radiating tubes closed at their inner ends and open at their outer ends and having pipe connections with aiue leadingfrom the lower floor and a damper'or slide arranged, in said iiue at a point above the lower one of said pipe connections, substantially as set forth.

2. The heating system comprising the radiator or heater having a series of heat-radiating tubes closed at their inner ends and open at their outer or forward ends and extending through and just beyond its front plate, said radiator or heater having pipe connections with the upper-room line, which leads from the flue of the tire-place below, and the damper or slide arranged at a point above the lower pipe connections, substantially as described.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

.IosnPH II. GRIFFITH.

Witnesses:

JAMES T. EsPY, DANIEL DAY. 

